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C. E'. GETLBR.

GAMERA.l No. 425,130. Patented Apr. 8. 1890.

f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. GETLER, OF MATTEAIVAN, NEV YORK, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-HALF TOJOHN I. SOI-IENOK, OF SAME PLACE.

CAMERA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,130, dated April 8,1890.

Application filed March 22, 1889. Serial No. 304,269. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. GETLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Matteawan, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cameras and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters 0f reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to cameras, and has for its object to provide adevice of this nature that will be light and simple, and which can bereadily and conveniently set up for use and packed for storage, andwhich when packed will be in a compact form. The case, being folding,forms part of the stand or frame-work for the device, thus obviating thenecessity for a separate case for the camera, thereby reducing the firstcost to a minimum and increasing its portability.

The improvement consists of the novel features and peculiar constructionand combination of the parts, which will be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed, and which are shown in the annexed drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view, parts being broken away, of acamera embodying my invention, showing it folded. Fig. 2 is aperspective view showing the camera set up for use. Fig. 3 is aperspective detail view showing the devices for securing the front endof the guide-bar and the means for securing the bellows to the saidguide-arm.

The case is composed of the two corresponding halves A and B, which arehinged together, the side pieces a and b of each respectively being ofequal and sufficient depth to contain the bellows C, with its endframes, between the said halves A and B. The end pieces D and E of thehalf A are hinged to the said half, the half B being hinged to the endpiece E, and the bellows being hinged to the end piece D, as shown. Thebellows Cis braced by the brace-rod F, which is pivoted at one end tothe bellows-fra1ne (Z, and which.

has a threaded arm f at its other end proj ect ing through the slot a inone of the side pieces a. The thumb-nut f on the outer end of thethreaded arm f holds the brace-rod in an adjusted position. The innerend of the bellows C is supported by the bracket G, which depends fromthe inner frame g and the bracket H, adjustable on the guide-bar I,being held thereon. by the plate t', which works in a T groove @'3 inthe said bar I, the threaded stem i" projecting vertically from theplate and provided with the thumb-nnte?. The vertical branch of thebracket G is bifurcated and sets astraddle of the threaded arm g thatextends from the bracket H, being clamped to said bracket H by thethumbnut g2 on said arm g. The guide-bar I is pivoted to the half A, andis provided at its inner end with the plate J, which is adapted to comeunder the spring-plate j, which latter, engaging therewith, holds it inplace.

In practice, when setting up the camera, the half B is folded beneaththe half A, and when packing' the same the bellows C is closed andturned down on the half A, and the half B folded on the half A and heldthereto by any suitable means, as the hooks m, forming a complete case,as will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. The hereindescribed camera, composed of the halves A and B hingedtogether, the end of one of the halves, as E, and the end D, beinghinged thereto, and the bellows O, se cured to the hinged end D,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, with the support A and the bellows, of the bar I,pivotally connected with the support, so as to be turned out of the way,the plate and spring-plate J j, respectively, for holding the bar I inproper place, the bracket H, adjustable on bar I, and the bracket G,connected with the bellows and adjustable vertically with reference tothe bracket II, substantially as described.

3. The herein shown and described port able camera, composed of thehalves A and B hinged together, the half A having its ends D and Ehinged thereto, the bellows secured to the end D, the brace-rodlinterposed be- IOO tween the bellows and the half A and having athreaded arm f extending through a slot in the side of the half A, andhaving a thumbnut f on the projecting end of the arm f, the pivoted barI, having the plate J, the springplatej to en `@gage with the plate J,the bracket H, adjustable on the bar I, and the bracket G, depending:rfrom the bellows frame and adj ustab'le with reference to the bracketII, substantially as and for the purpose described. Io

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES F. GETLER. Vitnesses:

BENJ. F. WILLIAMS, EDMUND S. PHILLIPS.

